Portugal vs Romania
Portugal vs Romania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $5.51B in Portugal and $8.81B in Romania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Romania, by $3.3B, or 1.6 times that in Portugal.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Romania has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Portugal.
- In 2025, Portugal ranked 46 and Romania ranked 33 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Portugal | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.51B | $8.81B |
| 2024 | $4.52B | $8.32B |
| 2023 | $3.62B | $5.92B |
| 2022 | $3.83B | $6.17B |
| 2021 | $4.09B | $6.36B |
| 2020 | $3.65B | $6.5B |
| 2019 | $3.72B | $6.08B |
| 2018 | $3.61B | $5.56B |
| 2017 | $3.65B | $5B |
| 2016 | $3.79B | $3.68B |
| 2015 | $3.69B | $3.49B |
| 2014 | $3.4B | $3.02B |
| 2013 | $3.75B | $2.77B |
| 2012 | $4.03B | $2.57B |
| 2011 | $3.73B | $2.64B |
| 2010 | $4.01B | $2.56B |
| 2009 | $3.85B | $2.78B |
| 2008 | $3.56B | $3.26B |
| 2007 | $3.48B | $2.96B |
| 2006 | $3.71B | $3.09B |
| 2005 | $3.85B | $3B |
| 2004 | $3.57B | $2.83B |
| 2003 | $3.34B | $2.63B |
| 2002 | $3.44B | $2.55B |
| 2001 | $3.34B | $2.57B |
| 2000 | $3.21B | $2.45B |
| 1999 | $3.12B | $2.57B |
| 1998 | $2.97B | $2.85B |
| 1997 | $3.03B | $3.14B |
| 1996 | $2.97B | $2.8B |
| 1995 | $3.08B | $2.88B |
| 1994 | $2.87B | $2.95B |
| 1993 | $2.95B | $2.48B |
| 1992 | $3.04B | $4.1B |
| 1991 | $2.96B | $5.24B |
| 1990 | $2.88B | $5.06B |
| 1989 | $2.8B | $11.5B |
| 1988 | $2.67B | $10.8B |
| 1987 | $2.4B | $9.89B |
| 1986 | $2.31B | $12.1B |
| 1985 | $2.05B | $11.4B |
| 1984 | $2.03B | $5.04B |
| 1983 | $2.18B | $4.94B |
| 1982 | $2.27B | $4.81B |
| 1981 | $2.26B | $5.34B |
| 1980 | $2.27B | $5.29B |
| 1979 | $2.1B | – |
| 1978 | $2.06B | – |
| 1977 | $2.04B | – |
| 1976 | $2.22B | – |
| 1975 | $2.77B | – |
| 1974 | $4.2B | – |
| 1973 | $3.59B | – |
| 1972 | $3.79B | – |
| 1971 | $3.79B | – |
| 1970 | $3.47B | – |
| 1969 | $3.12B | – |
| 1968 | $3.32B | – |
| 1967 | $3.16B | – |
| 1966 | $2.57B | – |
| 1965 | $2.44B | – |
| 1964 | $2.44B | – |
| 1963 | $2.24B | – |
| 1962 | $2.29B | – |
| 1961 | $2.02B | – |
| 1960 | $1.26B | – |
| 1959 | $1.21B | – |
| 1958 | $1.08B | – |
| 1957 | $1.05B | – |
| 1956 | $1.03B | – |
| 1955 | $1.03B | – |
| 1954 | $965M | – |
| 1953 | $918M | – |
| 1952 | $793M | – |
| 1951 | $726M | – |
| 1950 | $699M | – |
| 1949 | $650M | – |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Portugal vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyPortugal: 82.4 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPortugal: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPortugal: 2.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPortugal: 95.2% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionPortugal: 4.42% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide ratePortugal: 7.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPortugal: 10.4 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthPortugal: -0% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePortugal: 1.51 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPortugal: 61.5% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median agePortugal: 46.2 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPortugal: 24.1% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration ratePortugal: 2.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPortugal: 1.71% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personPortugal: $563 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPortugal: 4% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPortugal: 52,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerPortugal: 0.12% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPortugal: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020Romania: 1.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPortugal: 90 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPortugal: 1 million TIV in 2025Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025